CPS Camp Number 040

CPS Camp Number 040

Technical Agency: Soil Conservation Service<

Summary:

CPS Camp No. 40, a Soil Conservation Service base camp located near Howard, Pennsylvania and operated by Mennonite Central Committee, opened in June 1942 and closed in June 1943. The men operated the Howard Nursery of the Soil Conservation Service.

CPS Camp No. 40
CPS Camp No. 40, Howard, Pennsylvania
Howard, Pennsylvania, camp 40. 1942-43.
Photo C, Box 1, Folder 18. MCC Photographs, Civilian Public Service, 1941-1947. IX-13-2.2. Mennonite Central Committee Photo Archive
CPS Camp No. 40, Howard, Pennsylvania
CPS Camp No. 40, Howard, Pennsylvania
Civilian Public Service camp #40, Howard, Pennsylvania; postcard; artist unknown
Digital image at Mennonite Church USA Archives, North Newton, Kansas
Date: ca. 1943
CPS Camp No. 40, Howard Nursery Views
CPS Camp No. 40, Howard Nursery Views
Howard Nursery Views was a newsletter published by the men at Camp 40 from September 1942 to April 1943.
Digital image from American Friends Service Committee: CPS Records (DG002), Swarthmore College Peace Collection, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania

Units:

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  • Location: Howard, Pennsylvania | Opened: June 1942 | Closed: June 1943